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The trend of live wedding painting in the city began two years ago, says M Sanjay Kumar of Eshwariah Art Gallery, who curated art at a wedding at Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre.

And no two live wedding paintings are the same as it is all about the artist’s creative flow as much as the wedding. Ms. Noor, originally from Delhi, flies across to Chennai often.

The wedding serves as a very poignant reminder that culture, roots, and ethos are inculcated in one’s DNA, and no amount of wealth or global exposure can tarnish the piousness of Indian traditions.

The preparation: Our Indian wedding was a five-day affair starting with the mendhi function, which is the traditional art of adorning the hands and feet of the bride with a henna paste.

A Hindu wedding: elegant, colorful. CHRISTINA TATU. The groom, wearing an elaborate crown, makes his grand entrance to the wedding ceremony on a white horse.